About eMonocot

An online resource for monocot plants

eMonocot is linking together monocot taxonomists by providing support and tools to enable communities to manage their taxonomic data online and in doing so contribute to eMonocot.

What is eMonocot?

eMonocot is a global online biodiversity information resource for monocotyledons,
which include grasses, orchids, sedges, palms, lilies and yams and are 20% of flowering plants.

All of the information is brought together in this site, the eMonocot portal.

You can use eMonocot to identify monocot plants anywhere in the world, understand their
diversity and evolutionary relationships, and explore a wealth of information including descriptions, images,
conservation, geographical and ecological data. Find out more about the eMonocot portal
features.

The project

The content in eMonocot is being compiled by monocot plant systematists from many different institutions both
within the UK and globally. Their data is being contributed through community focused online taxonomic information
resources, including new websites created as part of this project.

Compiling taxonomic information about plants is a huge task that relies on specialist knowledge.
Global participation is essential in developing and sustaining both the data and the expert taxonomic
communities that generate and enhance it. Therefore, in addition to project staff dedicated to compiling content,
eMonocot is linking together monocot taxonomists by providing support and tools to enable communities to manage their
taxonomic data online and in doing so contribute to eMonocot.

Content

eMonocot at a glance

The initial taxonomic classification of monocot plants presented
in the eMonocot Portal is that in the
World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. This classification
provides the taxonomic and geographic information for ca. 90,000
accepted taxa (ca. 70,000 species).

In addition to the World Checklist, we are aggregating content
from 41 systems, which cover particular
taxonomic groups in greater depth or which provide additional types of data.

The eMonocot Scratchpad sites are available to anyone interested in contributing to eMonocot (individuals or groups),
and are being supported by dedicated eMonocot project staff. You can see a list of current eMonocot scratchpads
here.